I would love to be there, seems like a great tournament and experience, maybe a player of mine here soon! Haha
I hope somebody takes videos, I saw video on YouTube 2 years ago but not this past years event....

Not anything personally against you at all, but do you have permission from them to use their names? Did they sign something? Not sure appropriate. Knowing two of the players pretty well and how their parents are, just checking. Also know other video services they use, so it could get sticky.....When photographer/video folks use or used my players image or name with their product they always get permission. Marketing 101.

Not anything personally against you at all, but do you have permission from them to use their names? Did they sign something? Not sure appropriate. Knowing two of the players pretty well and how their parents are, just checking. Also know other video services they use, so it could get sticky.....When photographer/video folks use or used my players image or name with their product they always get permission. Marketing 101.

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Permission is not required to use a player's name in a post. It happens here every day. TennisRecruiting.net has player profiles with names and pictures on public display. zootennis writes about it every day and snaps pictures of kids at tournaments without any release being signed. It comes with the territory.

Permission is not required to use a player's name in a post. It happens here every day. TennisRecruiting.net has player profiles with names and pictures on public display. zootennis writes about it every day and snaps pictures of kids at tournaments without any release being signed. It comes with the territory.

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But I think permission or good taste is required before advertising that a minor is a customer. The post has been made, each of us can form our own opinions about the vendor

I would love to be there, seems like a great tournament and experience, maybe a player of mine here soon! Haha
I hope somebody takes videos, I saw video on YouTube 2 years ago but not this past years event....

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It's an excellent tournament, feels very much like a festival of tennis with the way the venue is laid out.

really? did not know that? is that the case with the Eddie herr and orange bowl and Jr grandslams? I thought i read an article about a girl turning 19 after the start of aussie open but was allowed to play....

really? did not know that? is that the case with the Eddie herr and orange bowl and Jr grandslams? I thought i read an article about a girl turning 19 after the start of aussie open but was allowed to play....

I do not know the precise details but I read on zootennis about a playoff that was held to determine the participants. It was successful last year as all 4 USA boys were the last 4 standing.

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In years past, the playoff was by invitation, and held the week prior to Orange Bowl. There are two round robin flights. The two winners are selected as well as two coaches choice- usually announced during the following week or two.

In years past, the playoff was by invitation, and held the week prior to Orange Bowl. There are two round robin flights. The two winners are selected as well as two coaches choice- usually announced during the following week or two.

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Playoffs are by invitation and usually are only PD players who get the invite......

I thought the playoff was for two spots and other two spots are "captain's picks" ( per zoo tennis).

And I have no idea what "captains picks" means.

Good luck to the four boys........

On a totally different note, does anyone know where the list was published
for the wild cards for the Winter Nationals for Arizona?

Thanks for correction, meant to put tournament name in there. Do the same sets of kids play in both?

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I think most of them are the same, kids with better funding are going everywhere

You can find here acceptance list on which kids ranking are I think based on last year performance (not updated after some kids left for U16) so you can maybe find some of the names with whom you are familiar.

idk, but two girls both from Norcal (Michaela Gordon being the other). Whooda thunk? Good for them.

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I was looking at the results of Les Petis 2013 and Gordon and Bellis are still in it! Yea! Let's go NorCal! Also, another girl by the name of Sofia Zhuk, who registered as out of NorCal (Granite Bay) for local events, but is based in Russia, is still in it as well. I've seen all these girls play, they are awesome elite level players.

^^^ Yeah, watched some of CC Bellis today, quite a petite girl, but technically pretty sound, played well - comfortable taking the ball early, which on courts that take spin this well is a big advantage. Sofya Zhuk is the player the papers here are talking about, she has looked really solid in the two matches I have seen of hers, but the girl I am most impressed with is the Algerian girl Ibbou, great mover, really sets herself behind the ball and has exceptional control over the ball flight. Picked after match one and she's still going strong.